May 06, 2018

It's a sunday guardian exclusive. While the Indian government had to spend only Re 1 as legal fees to save the life of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Pakistan government has already spent 200 million Pakistani rupee (close to Rs 11.5 crore) to make sure that Jadhav is proven a spy, as the neighbouring country claims. The Indian government paid Re 1 to lawyer Harish Salve for putting across India’s arguments at the International Court of Justice in Hague. As per the latest budget documents submitted by the Pakistan government in National Assembly, it has till now provided Rs 200 million to lawyer Khawar Qureshi, who is arguing for Pakistan at the ICJ in Hague.